If you're driving the Interamericana Sur through Palmar Norte this week, check the clock before you leave. The bridge over the Térraba River, between...

Costa Rica’s Dry Season Starts This Week in Guanacaste and the Central Valley

The Tico Times - November 9, 2026

If you live in or are visiting Guanacaste or the Central Valley, the rain is about to switch off. Costa Rica's dry season settles...

Diesel Up 17% as Costa Rica Prices Rise for a Second Straight Month

The Tico Times - November 8, 2026

Costa Rica's cost of living is climbing again. Consumer prices rose 0.39% in October, and the year-on-year rate reached 0.55%, the second straight month...

Bird Watching Helps Older Adults Stay Sharp, and in Costa Rica It Costs Almost Nothing

The Tico Times - November 8, 2026

A study of 1,684 nursing home residents found bird watching supports memory, mobility and social wellbeing. Here is how to set it up at home in Costa Rica.

How Living in Costa Rica Changed the Way I See the World

Don Mateo - November 8, 2026

When speaking of the 1980s and 90s, I like to refer to it as the previous century. “In the previous century, we didn’t have...

Costa Rica Heads to Ecuador and Argentina Without Keylor Navas

Steven Hodel - November 8, 2026

Bryan Ruiz will take Costa Rica into its toughest test of the year without Keylor Navas. The veteran goalkeeper was left out of the...

Two Bull Sharks Found Dead in a Guanacaste Estuary They Had Never Been Known to Enter

The Tico Times - November 8, 2026

Two bull sharks, rays and fish were found dead in a sand-blocked estuary at Playa Langosta near Tamarindo. Environmental authorities are investigating the cause.

French Woman Found Shot Dead Inside Her Guanacaste Home

The Tico Times - November 8, 2026

A 64-year-old French woman was found dead with a gunshot wound to the head inside her home in Cabo Velas, Santa Cruz, on Friday...

Costa Rica’s First Female Extradition Suspect Faces Legal Battle Over Transfer to United States

The Tico Times - November 8, 2026

Appeal pauses extradition of La Güera, the first Costa Rican woman ordered sent to the US on cocaine charges.

Costa Rica Prosecutors Investigate Pico Blanco Plane Crash That Killed Five

The Tico Times - November 7, 2026

Prosecutors in Costa Rica have opened a negligent homicide investigation into the November 2024 crash of a commercial passenger plane on Cerro Pico Blanco,...

Prison Cases at Costa Rica’s Constitutional Court Jump 124% Amid Crackdown

The Tico Times - November 7, 2026

Prison-related cases at Costa Rica's Constitutional Chamber rose from 2,130 in 2020 to 4,780 in 2025, as tougher prison rules collide with the state's duty to feed and treat inmates.